Air Wales today announced a new service from Cardiff to Dublin as part of its ongoing expansion.

Flights to and from the Welsh capital will begin landing in Dublin on May 1 this year, with the company operating two return journeys a day, six days a week.

The airline recently recruited the UK's shortest cabin crew after taking on seven air stewardesses under 5ft 4in because to the limited space inside its fleet of 19-seater Dornier 228 aircraft.

Air Wales runs scheduled services from Cardiff Airport to Cork and from Swansea Airport to Cork and Dublin and, starting later this month, from Swansea Airport to Jersey.

Chairman Roy Thomas said: "Since October last year, when we started operating from Swansea Airport as well as Cardiff, the Airline has moved ahead at a rapid pace.

He added: "This is an important step forward for the future of Air Wales, a future which I hope, before long, will include a number of other European destinations being added to our destinations available for people travelling from both Cardiff and Swansea."